When to hatch? IVF study tests best timing for embryo procedure
NCT ID NCT06377917
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether performing assisted hatching on day 3 or day 5-7 of embryo development leads to better outcomes in IVF. Researchers will compare blastulation rates and embryo quality in 75 participants. The goal is to find the optimal timing for this common lab procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Laser assisted hatching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best time to perform assisted hatching during IVF, potentially improving embryo development and pregnancy rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on lab outcomes, not live births. The results may not lead to a clear change in practice, and individual results vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 42 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for participants: 1. Patients undergoing an IVF cycle with plan for subsequent FET of a single euploid embryo 2. \<4 2PNs prior to randomization 3. Female partners age \<42 years old at start of VOR cycle 4. Normal ovarian reserve: 1. AMH ≥ 1.2 ng/mL 2. AFC ≥ 8 3. FSH ≤ 12IU/L 5. BMI \<38 6. Patients who desire to transfer the best quality embryo for their embryo transfer. Exclusion Criteria for participants: 1. All patients who do not voluntarily give their written consent for participation 2. Patients with a prior failed IVF cycle - defined as no blastocysts 3. Patients with a history of more than one failed euploid embryo transfer 4. Donor oocyte cycles 5. Gestational Carriers 6. Male partner with \<100,000 total motile spermatozoa per ejaculate (donor sperm is acceptable) 7. Use of surgical procedures to obtain sperm 8. Communicating hydrosalpinges without a plan for surgical correct prior to frozen embryo transfer 9. Endometrial Insufficiency, as defined by a prior cycle with maximal endometrial thickness \<6mm,), or persistent endometrial fluid 10. Single gene disorders, chromosomal translocations, or any other disorders requiring a more detailed embryo genetic analysis than standard PGT-A
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey
RECRUITINGMarlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States
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